Family and marriage

The differences between African American and White American females with regard to self- esteem and depression, and depression and body mass index (BMI) are discussed. Obese white American females are found to have lower self- esteem and higher suicide risk than healthy- weight females.

Author: Palmer, Charles James Jr,

Publisher:SpringerPublication Name:Journal of Child and Family StudiesSubject:Family and marriageISSN:1062-1024Year:2003

The quality of the parent-adolescent relationship across age groups was examined for differences among younger versus mid-range versus older adolescents. It also examines self-esteem as a possible mediator based on 608 African-American urban adolescent females.

Author: Barber, C. Nekol

Publisher:SpringerPublication Name:Journal of Child and Family StudiesSubject:Family and marriageISSN:1062-1024Year:2003